Can Visualization Help Cure Speaking Phobias?

In the past the term ‘Visualization’ may have brought up images of hippies or perhaps the ‘new age movement’. But now thanks to various important doctors, physicians, motivators and psychiatrists, evidence is building to suggest that visualisation can actually play a huge part in helping to cure people with public speaking issues.

Powerful people such as Tony Robbins and Paul McKenna have all dedicated large sections of their books and seminars to explain the importance that visualization has on your life. Simply saying that the way you view future events in your mind effects the way you react towards them and essentially the way you deal with them when the actually come about. For example the thought of you future speech fills you with dread and you can just imagine yourself messing up or shaking then how do you think you are going to deal with it? Of course you are not going to be able to perform your best with these negative thoughts flying around your head. However if you make an effort to consciously think only positive thoughts, and see yourself speaking with ease and confidence then you are going to have a much easier time when it comes to your speech.

If you have trouble holding an image in your mind that’s okay to. Start with your own thoughts, notice how you feel and try and change any of the ‘negative’ internal dialogue into positive things. You may also want to write a list of everything that will go right with your speech. Everybody is individual, just find what works for you and you will be sure to notice improvements in no time. Good Luck!